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TAMPA SUNDAY TRIBUNE, SUNDAY APRIL 5, 1931 PART FOUR PAGE TWO Impersonate Master Detectives Radio Listeners Strong For Dramatic Features Stardom Snaps Revue Beauty the listener would rather follow closely a brief program at stated intervals rather than some long-drawn-out play. NOTED SLEUTHS LIVE AGAIN IN RADIO FEATURE PUBLIC SHOWS TREND TOWARD DECENT PLAYS 4 NEW YORK, April 4. (A.P.) Demand for more dramatic programs via radio shows the trend for 1931, say those whose job it is to keep the loudspeaker family Interested. The reason for this, adds William S. Rainey, production manager for NBC, is that "everybody likes a good story." In that connection, it also is apparent, that the 15-minute dramatic features such as the Amos Andy sketches, particularly when they are on the air daily, are to predominate even more than last year.

While economic' conditions may be a contributing factor, there is little doubt that i vJ Vk i iff I V'l' "-ViV PLAYERS' and PATRONS' JUBILEE i Listen In! Every Sunday Evening at WFLA SHOES fO WOMEN Enna Jettick Melodies Bpooial Adrt4 Attraction! A Hlnr of JTBILEK WEEK "Th Utiilun JnoU" A ('Hut of ft.1 smr EEK (i wv '11 That Skin Too Love To Touch! Sh takes 'era while they're milinir. Come and set yourtl SALOME NAPOLEON CLEOPATRA. SAMSON HELEN of TROY they all know It Pays tu AJvfTtine! NOW! i i 1 1 SKEETS GALLAGHER- EUGENE PALLETTE CAROLE LOMBARD Richard Gordon as Sherlock Holmes and Leigh Lovell (inset) as Dr. Watson portray the leading roles In the radio sketches of the master London's latest American revue favorite is a former Long Island girl who stepped from chorus ranks into a featured role before her first footlight appearance. London just calls her Ada-May, but her last name is Weeks.

She soon is to have a star part in "Cochran's 1931 Revue." Veteran Stage Actors Portray Roles NEW YORK, April 4. (Associated Press.) Sir Conan Doyle's two famous detective characters have come back to life. Through the medium of broadcasting two veteran actors of the stage, one English and the other American, portray Doyle's Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Richard Gordon Interprets the role of Sherlock Holmes, while Leigh Lovell plays the admiring friend, Dr.

Watson. In the Sherlock Holmes drama the original plots and dialogue are followed as faithfully as exigencies of radio permit, and the producers strive to present Holmes just as he has been pictured by the American public. Product of Stage He is heard as a shrewd, analytical Individual who speaks in a high-pitched, cracked voice. Lovell's tremulous voice contrasts with Holmes' confident speech and draws explana tions which reveal to listeners the trail of "the master detective's pursuit of crime and the criminal. Gordon brought a career of nearly 30 years on the stage to the broad casting studios.

His experience on the stage included the part of Holmes with a stock company for many years Lovell, like Gordon, has had varied stage experience. Coming to the United States after the war with an extensive caree on the English stage, he became an actor-manager of a stock company. For nearly 14 SUNDAY, APRIL 5 (By The Associated Press.) Eastern standard time. P. M.

unless indicated. (Programs subject to last minute change by stations.) 454.3 WEAF New York 660 (NBC Chain.) 5, Philadelphia symphony. 6, Catholic hour. 7, Big Brother. 7:30, Shil-kret orchestra.

8, Maurice Chevalier. 9, Our government. 9:15, Classical concert. 10:15, Famous trials. 10:45, At Seth Parkers, 11:15, Muriel Vee.

11:30, Russian choir. 348.6 WABC NEW YORK 860 (CBS Chain.) 5, Rev. Donald Barnhouse. 6:30, Sweetheart hour. 6, Fur Trappers' orchestra.

6:30, The Dandies. 7, Shrine of the Little Flower. 8, Dr. Howard W. Haggard.

8:15, Piano Pals. 8:30, H. V. Kaltenborn, news. 8:45, The Gauchos.

9, Irene Bordoni. 9:30, Detroit symphony. 10, Jesse Crawford. 10:30, Around the Samovar. 11, Back home hour.

12, Quiet harmonies. 12:30, Ann Leap. 394.5 WJZ New York 760 (NBC Chain.) 5, Vespers. 6, Raising Junior. 6:15, Radio luminaries.

6:30, Travelogue. 6:30, Northern lights. 7, The salute. 7:30, Balalaika orchestra. 8, Melodies in voice.

8:15. Uncle Henry and editor. 9:15, Oklahoma cowboys. 9:30, Floyd Gibbons. 9:45, Reminiscences.

10:15, Why prison riots? 10:30, Slumber music. 11, Wenrick Connelly. 11:15, Harmonies. 11 :30, South Sea Islanders. 305.9 KDKA 980 7, Same as WJZ; 7:30, organ recital; 8, same as WJZ; 9:15, KDKA players; 9:30, same as WJZ; 11, past history; 11:15, WJZ (45 Zack Exciting or Sweet Pieces Draw Patrons (Continued from Page 1 Part 4) Mr.

Chaplin's "City Lights," of course, Is accepted perfection accepted perfection at least by the screen critics, hose Judgment Is, In turn, Indorsed by the steady attendance. I was in the theater at 11 o'clock at nights, there had been six or eight showings during the day and people were still gathering lor the midnight show. On the screen there was frank reversion to the most primitive of comedy contrasts, of kicks In the pants, of shooting cigar butts, 6f tipping over barrels of water, 'of swallowing whistles, of getting drunk on a half gallon of liquor. And the most simple and sure-fire of romances the blind girl and the pathetic tramp. The audiences loved It, partly because of the appealing personality of the only Chaplin and partly because they and their ancestors have been responding to this type of comedy for generations past the counting.

I saw a new south sea romance called "Tahu." Again the simple and primitive tale of the beautiful native girl given to the gods and desired of men. Ending in tragedy when Reri, the girl, Is carried away to Baku Baku and her lover, Matahl, swims miles after the boat and is drowned because the patriarchial guardian of Reri cuts the rope Matahl had succeeded in grabbing. This one is shown against a background of vast pictorial beauty and is notable, I thought, for the good taste of Its producer, the late P. W. Mur- nau.

in preserving Its sex Interest without once reverting to those cheap ly vulgarized displays common to both stage and screen. I saw the Warner Brothers' attempt to screen "Fifty Million Frenchmen" without the music, which turns it into one of the cheaper burlesques, with nothing but a coarse vaudeville com edy to lend it interest. Mack Sen nett, in technicolor, it seemed to me. But again there was a huge audience, eagerly submitting to the discomfort of standing and waiting for seats, end tlfe kind of laughter that the heartier burlesques inspire. Good Story Endures Finally, still puzzled, I saw "The Front Page," which my movie-wise friends tell me is the last word in talking dramas.

It was here that I realized the indestructibility of a good story. Even though the Hecht-Mac-Arthur drama Is stripped of much of Its human appeal, of much of its logic and most of the coarseness that was a selling factor in the living version, the story holds and was understood and accepted as exceptional by its movie audience. again, I found crowds gather, as late as midnight and fighting for standing room; even standing room on my feet, while the much advertised gentlemanly ushers sorted them out with a smile and took them to vacated places by ones and twos. It is a marvelous fascination the emotional and sentmiental drama has for all people. It is good the pro- d'icers are finding that out all over again.

Successful plays of the immediate future, I'm thinking, will take count of that primitive urge. Vallee Blushes Easily; Bars Studio Audiences mm April 4. (A.P.) Broadcast studio fans were excluded When Rudy Vallee broadcast his weekly chain program from here, because "it embarrasses him to have people watching his every move." Since the NBC and CBS opened their new studios here, radio studio fans have multiplied several times. Virtually all the better known broadcast performers are a-ssured of audiences in the observation booths and standing room is at a premium when th "headliners" broadcast. Amos 'n' Andy and their an nouncer, Bill Hay, from WMAQ, do not permit onlookers during their broadcast.

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I 25c Matinees 35c Nirhts All TODAY! Gigantic Program In Celebration of Players' and Patrons' Jubilee AYeck The drama of a pirl who wanted love not lovers! She craved what every woman fights tor tendrrness, devotion, honenty! TJntil cheated she flung- her liery beauty aeainat a worl-i of hypocrites To Prove Ther Is One Code For Man An Woman! with Helen Twelvetrees 193 I Greatest and Most Sensational Dramatic Actress JAMES HALL LILYAN TASHMAN ROBT, AMES JOAN BLONDELL Hit No. 1 of "The April Shower of Hits" Home of Paramount Pictures Franklin at Zack Ph. M-1492 STARTS WED WILL BOCESS rrorn the JOSEPH view." Star. Players' and' Patrons' Jubilee AYeck Mm mi Tampa dramas for NBC and was called in as the logical actor for the current series. 4 Lovell looks much like one might expect Dr.

Watson to look, while Gordon on or off the air can't hide that famous sleuth manner. The Arthur Conan Doyle series is adapted for the microphone by Edith Mclser, who acts many of the feminine parts. hour, (NBC); 7, salute, (NBC); 7:30, recordings (NBC); 8, melodies, (NBC); 8:15, feature program, (NBC); 9, David Lawrence, (NBC); 9:30, Shrine band; 10, Gospel hymn hour: 10:15, feature, (NBC); 10:45, Seth Parker, (NBC); 11:15, Muriel Vee, (NBC). 218.8 WMBR, Tampa 1370 9, Setting-up exercises; 9:15, fea tures; 9:45, music and verse; 10:01 community builder; 10:30, morning thought; 11, time signal: 11:01, Latin music; 11:15, musical classics; 11:30, sacred music; 11:45, weather report. announcements; 12, time signal; 12:30, Isla Liles Garcia, organ; 1:30, Clem Bray, violin, Sam Samuelson, celo, Louise Gautier, piano; 3, hour of meditation, Dr.

Nance; minutes with Paul Whiteman orches tra; 3:45, Christian Science articles; 4, Smoker's program; 4:15, Viola Shaw, soprano, Violet Gegg, piano; 4:30, request program; 5:30, twilight melodies; 5:45, Ellen Ford and Milll- cent Livingston; 8, Dick Coy's dinner music; 9, goodnight. 245.8 WDAE, Tampa 1220 10 a. Watch Tower; 10:15, gar den of melody; 10:30, sacred hour; 11, church services; 5:30, Church of Christ; 6, Church of the Air; 7, Ed Sterling; 7:30, classical selections; 7:45, the old philosopher; 8:15, Ha waiian shadows; 8:30, Angle Stuckey; 9, Ingley trio; 9:30, Detroit Symphony orchestra, (CBS). Phone S-7119 SEMINOLE 5103 Florida Avr. What the Critics Say! "Splendid from every point of Washington Vs.

25c IFf 3 3003 4 Si 4" ATTRACTION EXTRAORDINARY I As a Special Feature of Players' and Patrons' Jubilee Week! "THE STOLEN JOOT.S" with A Cast of 55 Celebrated Screen Stars! in "A CONNECTICUT YANKEE" ccietea ttery oy HERGESHEIMER 5 iaK nO. ST Tv mm ma years he directed and acted in productions. Four Years Before Mike Nearly four years ago radio attracted Lovell. Besides acting in radio dramas and adaptations of standard plays he would perform singly, reenacting scenes from well known plays. With Gordon, Lovell performed in an early series of Sherlock Holmes 428.3 WLW 700 6, Music college; 6:30, orchestra; 7, Seger Ellis; 7:15, variety; 7:30, orchestra; 8, same as WJZ; 9:15, orchestras 10:15, Glenn sisters; 10:30, same as WJZ; 11, orchestra; 11:15, same as WJZ.

308.8 WJR 750 6:30, The Welcomers; 7, same as WJZ; 7:30, melodist; 8, same as WJZ; 9:15, two guitars; 9:30, same as WJZ; 9:45, Heaven and Home; 10:15, same as WJZ; 10:30, variety (2'i 405.2 WSB 740 6, Same as WJZ; 7:30, same as WEAF; 8, sajpe as WJZ; 8:15, Baker boys; 8:30, same as WEAF; 11:15, sponsored program 11:30, bright spot; 12, Journal program. 277.6 WBT 1080 6, Twilight program; 6:30, sweetest; 6:45, studio program; 7, musical gems; 7:30, Baptist church; 8:30, orchestra; 8:45, same as WABC; 9, organ reveries 9:30, same as WABC; 10, organist; 10:30, WABC (Hi 365.6 WHAS 820 6, Feature hour; 7, same as WJZ; 7:30, same as WEAF; 8, same as WJZ; 8:15, same as WEAF; 11:15, sweetest; 11:45, news program. 461.3 WSM 650 6:30, Features; 7, sacred concert; 7:30, sponsored program; 8, same as WJZ; 8:15, church services; ,9:15, same as WEAF; 11:15, WSM symphony. 483VSUN St. Petersburg 620 11:30 a.

Roxy symphony orchestra, (NBC); 12:45, incidental; 1:15 p. melodies! 1:30, special music; 2, Library of Congress musical, (NBC); 3, National Youth conference, (NBC); 4, Dr. Cadman hour, (NBC); 5, special program, (NBC); 6, Catholic during the Opera Stars' period via WABC's chain, April 6, at 8:30 p. m. (E.

S. Eleven hours a week are spent in lehearsing news drama, WABC chain, Friday nights at 10:30 E. S. Listeners can rest assured that the Sisters of the Skillet open every let ter. The sisters, who are Ed East and Ralph Dumke, about 250 pounds each, are always on the lookout for problems to solve and should they neglect to open a letter they might miss something good.

Peter Dixon, he of the Raising Junior skit, has written a book which he calls "Radio Writing." It is sup posed to tell about the art of pre paring material for the microphone. MANY IN TOBACCO WORK WASHINGTON, April 4. (A.P.) -The tobacco industry of the United States employs approximately 115,000 persons, say government statisticians. 10c Phone 32 0 712 Franklin St. Today and Monday GigHiitio propram in cel-(-liraiinn of Players anil Patrons' Jubilee Week Joan Crawford In her mot enjoyable and tlirillins (6 Paid" F.itra Added Attmetlon "The Stolen Jools" with a cast of f5 Celebrated Screen Stnrs 25c Baby Not To Halt Screen Career of Dolores Costello (Continued from Page 1 Part 4) is ambitious to resume his acting career, interrupted many years ago.

A secret attempt to make Arbuckle the star of a film about a year ago fell through because a confidence was broken by a writer. James Cruze was to have directed the picture and his then-wife, Betty Compson, and Lew Cody, all longtime friends of Arbuckle, were to have been in it. All were willing to contribute their services. Arbuckle's name would not have appeared in the billing or be listed in the cast of characters. His friends hoped the film would not be barred on account of Fatty's presence, and that it would lead to his permanent return to the screen.

But the secret, and we say this re- gretfu'ly because we would live to have seen what would have happened, was printed and Fatty's chances for a comeback were ruined. Ambition Phillips Holmes has great ambi tions: He hopes some day to be as great a writer as Eugene O'Neill. Greta Garbo never has lived in Hollywood; her homes in California have been In Beverly Hills and Santa Monica. John Huston, son of Walter, has come to Hollywood -to write scenarios. He began his literary career by col lecting all the "Frankie and Johnnie" verses.

Shaw Peeved at Critics Who Call Talkie "Flop LONDON. April 4. (Universal Ren-ice.) The opinion of American f'lm rrltlr; thit Oporc Bernard Shaw's talkie, "How He Lied to Her Husband," was the world's biggest flop has aroused the Irish- playwright to vigorous retort. Shaw has ignored the adverse criti cism of British film critics and concentrated on the Americans. He said: "The film is a bit of a curiositv.

as its difficulties have never been faced by Hollywood. "The American experts insist on frequent changes of scenes and Ions intervals of silence during which the film is a movie and no longer a talkie I have repeatedly challenged them to reproduce any of my plays on the screen just as they are played on the stage. They declared it impossible. They could work only on being allowed to adapt the play to their technique instead of adapting their technique to the play." Shaw said the British Elstree studios had made the attempt and in England it was successfully received. The One Woman in The World Who Never Grew Old Tells Radio Listeners More of Her Secrets of Beauty, Health and Diet.

Watch your local N. B. C. chain programs. TUNE IN (Cut Out Thi Schedule) Every I YI I.A-WSLN TAMPA WJAX Jacksonville, 3 p.

m. A Complete Line of EDNA WALLAC HOPPER PFAIITV PVKPfAT'0 tirst Hoor Hll Will Rogers Comedy Outstanding Among Pictures for Week (Continued from Page 1 Part 4) News," snappy musical comedy, for presentation Tuesday and Wednesday. This picture, enacted by Bessie Love, Stanley Smith, Mary Lawlor and Cliff is replete with tuneful songs, including "The Varsity Drag," "Good News," "Lucky in Love" and "The Best Things in Life Are Free." "Inspiration" Returns 1 "Inspiration," witn Greta Garbo and'Robert Montgomery will be shown Thursday and Friday. It shows the Swedish star as an artists model whose past love affairs are a barrier between her and the man for whom she really cares. "Silver Horde," an entertaining melodrama with Evelyn Brent and Louis Wolheim, will be the main attraction Saturday.

One of the best directorial achieve ments of months is apparent in "The Easiest Way," the Seminole theater's feature for today and tomorrow. The story vis a bit top-heavy with the sex theme but nothing is wanting in the -acting of Constance Bennett, Robert Montgomerv and Adolphe Menjou in leading parts. "Kept Husbands," another film dealing with what is com monly called the matrimonial prob lem, will be on view Tuesday end Wednesday. Dorothy Mackaill has the lead. "Fighting Caravans," a story of pio neer settlement of the west, will be presented Thursday and Friday.

The cast is made up of Gary Cooper, Lily Damita, Tully Marshall and Ernest Torrence. "Men Without Law." star ring Buck Jones, will be the Saturday headliner. Most Screen People In Hollywood Have Pet Superstitions (Continued from Page 1 Part 4) white, one black and one yellow. Those dolls have appeared with hpr in every picture. They were in "Morocco." Of course, most people are none to happy about breaking a mirror.

It was necessary to break one, however, during the filming of "Body and Soul." Elissa Landi was terrified at the idea. Al Santell, the director, finally appeased her fears somewhat by having seven people on the set break as many mirrors. Soon after CharlPs Farrell lost his mother. Al Santell was barely able to save his beach home during the Malibu fire. All of the other members of the company are sitting around, expecting bad luck to descend upen them at any moment.

There won't be many mirrors broken in Hollywood this year. Cling to Old Shoes I couldn't list all the traditions and superstitions of the studios if I had a whole page to do it on. But here are some more. I remember that Pola Negri would never start a new picture on Monday. She would come to the studio and work on Sunday to avoid the misfortune of a Monday starting date.

Colleen Moore has clung to the slippers she wore in "Flaming her first great success. All of the world knows how Chaplin cherishes his first pair of big, sloppy shoes. Janet Gaynor, too, wears her "Seventh Heaven" shoes once during every picture. Nancy Carroll will not appear in an all-black ensemble. She considers it courting disaster.

George O'Brien still uses his first makeup box and it's pretty battered by now. Many of the directors have their pet beliefs. Raoul Walsh thinks it is good luck for him to appear in a small role in every picture he makes. Alan Crosland flatly refuses to film the first scene last or the last scene first. James Cruze insists on filming one scene at 9 o'clock sharp whether the scenes are set and lights are correct or not.

If he can't do it he won't take a scene that day. Foolish, thuse superstitions, you think? I'll bet my new spring bonnet that you wouldn't sit down at a table seating 13 and feel comfortable. DAM TO AID FLOOD CONTROL SAN FRANCISCO, April 4. (A.P.) Eig Tujunga dam, million-dollar San Fernando valley flood control project, will impound 7500 acre-feet of water. It will be 240 feet high.

200 feet wide at the top and 50 feet wide at the bottom when completed. BITS OF BROADCASTS -v (By The Associated Press) Serge Walter, Russian composer and violinist, and Thelma Kessler, soprano, will be gtest artists during the Melody Moments broadcast to be heard over a WEAF network April 9, at 9:30 p. m. (E. S.

A medley of river songs, ending on the crooning notes of "Weary River," will be presented during Orchestra Melodies via a WJZ chain, April 9, at 9.30 p. m. (E. S. The overture to Nicolai's operatic version of Shakespeare's Wives of Windsor" will open a program of classical and semi-classical music during Slumber Period via WJZ's chain, April 9, at 11 m.

(E. S. A program ranging from an excerpt from the current movie "Blue Angel" to a movement from Bizet's "L'Arlesienne" suite will be played by the Gypsies during their program of dance music, WEAF chain, April 6, at 8:30 p. m. (E.

S. Jessica Dragonette soprano, will sing by request Rudolf Frimls "Indian Love Call," from "Rose Marie," during the Orchestra and Cavaliers variety broadcast over a WEAF hookup, April 10, at 8 p. m. (E. S.

"Easter Gloria" from the mass by the Italian composer, Buzzi-Peccla, will be a symphonic offering during the Eastern Day Back Home hour to be heard over a WABC network today at 11 p. m. (E. S. Qucena Mario, soprano, will appear before the microphone as guest artist PHIKCS ToHuy Only All Tn1kinn oiitlniitMift 1 p.

in. to II p. m. "Wins of Adventure" with Kex Lease Armiiln Clyde took also Hollywood's Wonder Kiddles in "Happv Feet" 15c 1 0c Tomorrow nlioly Three" RICHARD klAAM 4 1' a-s BEERY "A film alive with intensity." Los Angeles Herald screen in "Greatest offering 1931." to Buffalo News Wkw I JOAN PEERS OIORCC DURYIA HEMRY K. WALTHALL FIRST TIME IN TAMPA "One of those productions that 'make movies worth while'." Chicago Times.

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